“I wanted to be involved in music and I felt I needed to get in quick. I didn't want to spend four years in college and then hope for the best. I gave myself a year, which is why I kept pushing people for a chance. I literally felt my whole life was in the balance. Music was my life, and I was scared of having time pass by and missing my chance.” PeopleWantYearsWholeWantedFeltChanceFourMissingCollegeNeededBalanceInvolvedScaredWhole LifePushingFour YearsHoping For The BestTime Passes Author:Guy Oseary
“You are meant to think before you speak. How many times is your heart involved in what you are doing? Every act should be a spiritual one involving your total being - soul, mind and body - done for the sake of the doing, given for the sake of the giving, worked for the sake of the working, not for the sake of what you can get out of it. The more you do this, uniting all the aspects of your being, the more you will create harmony, balance and peace.” ThinkingGivingShouldMindHeartSoulDoneBodySpiritualSpeakGivenBalanceInvolvedAspectHarmonySakeMind And BodyInvolvingUnitingThink Before You Speak Author:Jack Schwarz
“Over the years, I've found that I either live life or write about it. I can't seem to do both simultaneously - I have to do it sequentially. When I write incessantly, I lose touch with the issues and passions that fuel the work. But when I get too involved in organizations or movement endeavors, I almost forget that I'm a writer. It's a constant struggle to find a balance between these two worlds - the solitary writing life and the life of a social justice activist.” WorldWritingYearsI CanTwoSeemsPassionFoundSocialLosesJusticeForgetStruggleIssuesMovementBalanceInvolvedOrganizationSocial JusticeConstantActivismLive LifeFuelActivistEndeavorSolitaryWriting LifeTwo WorldsIncessantlyConstant Struggle Author:Letty Cottin Pogrebin
“One of the things we're going to have to discuss and debate is how are we striking this balance between the need to keep the American people safe and our concerns about privacy. Because there are some trade-offs involved. I welcome this debate, and I think it's healthy for our democracy.” PeopleThinkingNeedsDemocracyBalanceInvolvedHealthySafeConcernTradeDebateWelcomePrivacyNsaTrade Offs Author:Barack Obama
“I've been involved in the intelligence side of the federal government for a long time. We all know that we have to have a balance between security to protect the American people and liberty. We take an oath to protect and defend the constitution and the American people.” PeopleKnowsLongGovernmentSidesLibertySecurityBalanceInvolvedProtectLong TimeConstitutionFederal GovernmentOath Author:Barack Obama
“When I was a young actor, I just didn’t understand how to function in this business as an artist. It is a business, it’s called the film business for a reason, there’s money involved ... But on the flip side, now I do not let the business side of it rule either. It’s a balance.” ReasonFilmYoungArtistActorsSidesBalanceInvolvedFunctionFlipYoung Actors Author:James Franco
“I have no regrets about my political activity, only that I sometimes got carried away with it and didn't find the right balance between obligations to my family and my need to be involved in social movements.” NeedsSometimesPoliticalSocialMovementRegretBalanceInvolvedActivityMy FamilyObligationNo RegretsCarried AwaySocial MovementsHave No Regrets Author:Howard Zinn
“Basically, for any complex to be sustainable needs to have a balance between two factors: resilience and efficiency. These two factors can be calculated from the structure of the network that is involved in a complex system. A resilient, efficient system needs to be diverse and interconnected. On the other hand, diversity and interconnectivity decrease efficiency. Therefore, the key is an appropriate balance between efficiency and resilience.” NeedsTwoHandsKeysBalanceInvolvedDiversityStructureComplexesResilienceFactorsAppropriateEfficientDiverseEfficiencyResilientDecreaseInterconnectedComplex Systems Author:Bernard Lietaer
“Why is balance important? From a life lesson standpoint, it's about learning to enjoy yourself without getting the ego involved.” ImportantEnjoyBalanceInvolvedLessonsEgoLife LessonStandpointEnjoy Yourself Book:Yoga Cures: Simple Routines to Conquer More Than 50 Common Ailments and Live Pain-Free Source: Yoga Cures: Simple Routines to Conquer More Than 50 Common Ailments and Live Pain-Free
“I learn to be kind of balanced, because when I was a teenager and in my early 20s, I would get very involved with political issues and stuff like that. And now, I still have an opinion on everything, but I try to balance staying informed and having a positive attitude.” TryingKindStillsPoliticalStuffAttitudeOpinionIssuesBalanceInvolvedTeenagerPositive AttitudeStayingBe KindBalancedEarly 20sHaving A Positive AttitudePolitical Issues Author:Bianca Balti
“Like every working mother, there's guilt involved in deciding how you're going to balance family and work.” MotherBalanceInvolvedGuilt Author:Hillary Clinton